STARLINK-4442, 53480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4442, 53480 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 12 Aug 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

53480, 2022-099R

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-08-12 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4442
1 53480U 22099R   25346.88316293 -.00000718  00000-0 -45532-4 0  9993
2 53480  97.6012 105.6352 0001249  96.1454 263.9915 15.05649808182983

Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:11:45.277Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

65.87815°

Altitude

552.668 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 02m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:16:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.37 km

Perigee altitude

545.64 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.642 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

97.6012°

RAAN

105.6352°

Arg. of periapsis

96.1454°

True anomaly

263.97727°

Mean anomaly

263.9915°

Eccentric anomaly

263.98438°

Mean motion

3.76658 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

-0.000045532

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2022 (2022-08-12 UTC)

FALCON 9 DEB, 53512 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-4442 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-12-13 20:06:41.938Z	52.246° ENE	2025-12-13 20:08:41.938Z	87.038° E	18.983°	2025-12-13 20:11:41.938Z	140.533° SSE
5 mins	2025-12-13 21:41:41.938Z	334.101° NNW	2025-12-13 21:43:41.938Z	290.69° WNW	24.331°	2025-12-13 21:46:41.938Z	234.635° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-14 08:25:41.938Z	193.567° SSW	2025-12-14 08:27:41.938Z	262.097° W	38.704°	2025-12-14 08:30:41.938Z	334.589° NNW

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STARLINK-4442, 53480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T21:11:45.277Z)

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2022 (2022-08-12 UTC)

STARLINK-4442 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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